215
215
Feb 1, 2013
02/13
by
KNTV
tv
eye 215
favorite 0
quote 0
one of the most heated exchanges came from his former friends senator john mccain who grilled hagel on his opposition to the 2007 surge of u.s. forces into iraq. >> deserves your judgment as to whether you were right or wrong about the surge. >> i'll explain why i made those comments. >> i want to know if you were right or wrong. that's a direct question. i expect a direct answer. >> hagel said it wasn't a yes or no answer but senator mccain didn't give him a chance to explain. hagel spent a lot of time clarifying pree clarifying previous positions. including supporting the rights of gays in the militaries. if confirmed, he would be the first enlisted man to be as defense secretary. his supporters say that experience makes him uniquely qualified for the job. >>> now to a developing story in mexico. 14 people are dead and 80 injured after an explosion at the headquarters of mexico's state-run oil company. the blast damaged three floors of the building. several thousand workers have been evacuated. the cause of the explosion is unknown but it happened in the basement. >>> to syria now wh
one of the most heated exchanges came from his former friends senator john mccain who grilled hagel on his opposition to the 2007 surge of u.s. forces into iraq. >> deserves your judgment as to whether you were right or wrong about the surge. >> i'll explain why i made those comments. >> i want to know if you were right or wrong. that's a direct question. i expect a direct answer. >> hagel said it wasn't a yes or no answer but senator mccain didn't give him a chance to...
31
31
Feb 1, 2013
02/13
by
MSNBC
tv
eye 31
favorite 0
quote 0
that's just unbelievable, that those words came out of john mccain's mouth. >> is mccain bitter? i mean, mccain really went after him. it looked like hagel was caught off guard, like john, you and i have been friends for a long time. i did some good things for you. i supported you when i needed it. and you know i'm qualified for this job to be the head of the pentagon, defense secretary. it was almost like he was stunned by it. your thoughts. >> i think you're right. i think it was very personal. i was stunned by it, too. especially the way mccain kept pursuing it and pursuing it. clearly, john wanted chuck to say yes, i was wrong and you were right. and of course the verdict of history, as hagel tried to say, is still out on that. and frankly, in my view as a soldier, the surge had almost nothing to do with the actual increase in american troops. what it had to do was the coincidence of a number of things that were already moving in iraq. not least of which was the awakening. and it had to do with very frankly a general by the name of david petraeus taking advantage of this in o
that's just unbelievable, that those words came out of john mccain's mouth. >> is mccain bitter? i mean, mccain really went after him. it looked like hagel was caught off guard, like john, you and i have been friends for a long time. i did some good things for you. i supported you when i needed it. and you know i'm qualified for this job to be the head of the pentagon, defense secretary. it was almost like he was stunned by it. your thoughts. >> i think you're right. i think it was...
47
47
Feb 15, 2013
02/13
by
MSNBC
tv
eye 47
favorite 0
quote 0
ahead, john mccain has a personal grudge and he's actually admitting it. and those screams you hear are coming from wall street. elizabeth warren gets to work and it's explosive. >>> nothing says changs like carl "meltdown" rove. bik show coming. stay with us: >>> have you joined the "politics nation" conversation on facebook yet? we hope you will. the committee hearing was a big hit. donna says there's a new sheriff in town. jane says she is what we needed for so long. jay says this is why i contributed to her campaign, even though i live in georgia. we've got more on warren and why wall street is scared already coming up later. but, first, we need you to come share your thoughts. please head over to facebook and search politics nation and like us to join the conversation that keeps going long after the show ends. humans. even when we cross our t's and dot our i's, we still run into problems. namely, other humans. which is why at liberty mutual insurance, auto policies come with new car replacement and accident forgiveness if you qualify. see what else co
ahead, john mccain has a personal grudge and he's actually admitting it. and those screams you hear are coming from wall street. elizabeth warren gets to work and it's explosive. >>> nothing says changs like carl "meltdown" rove. bik show coming. stay with us: >>> have you joined the "politics nation" conversation on facebook yet? we hope you will. the committee hearing was a big hit. donna says there's a new sheriff in town. jane says she is what we needed...
89
89
Feb 21, 2013
02/13
by
MSNBC
tv
eye 89
favorite 0
quote 0
john mccain was caught making this statement to the mother of a young man killed in the aurora shooting, a mother who asked him about the proposed ban on assault weapons. >> i can tell you right now you need some straight talk. that assault weapons ban will not pass the congress of the united states. [ applause ] >> of course, that wasn't straight talk at all. senator mccain was just parroting talking points from the gun lobby. but he might have shown a little more respect for a woman whose son's life was taken and, therefore, couldn't be there himself. let's bring in mark glaze, director of mayors against guns and professor james peterson of lehigh university. thanks to both of you. mark, there are all these naysayers who tell us there's no way to win this fight. they even say that to the mothers of victims of shootings. what do you think though, mark, the victims themselves would say to people like senator mccain and the naysayers because isn't it time we started standing up for the very people who because they have been murdered have no voice in this discussion? >> well, we agree and
john mccain was caught making this statement to the mother of a young man killed in the aurora shooting, a mother who asked him about the proposed ban on assault weapons. >> i can tell you right now you need some straight talk. that assault weapons ban will not pass the congress of the united states. [ applause ] >> of course, that wasn't straight talk at all. senator mccain was just parroting talking points from the gun lobby. but he might have shown a little more respect for a...
165
165
Feb 3, 2013
02/13
by
CNNW
tv
eye 165
favorite 0
quote 0
before, i remember john mccain grilling don rumsfeld in hearings. i remember john mccain grilling secretary baker in hearings. it's their job. they are there to advise and consent. somebody needs to put these candidates through a scrutiny. the questions need to get asked. >> what about the relevance of the questions they asked, that they were old questions. >> oh, don, look. a lot of it goes to -- chuck hagel couldn't answer questions about things he said ten years ago, and he couldn't answer questions, for example, about the united states policy towards iran. he couldn't answer any questions. basically, the only question he answered accurately was when he got a softball question from senator jack reed who asked him how he got the job. and he said he had told president obama he wasn't qualified. that's probably the only truth he said in that entire hearing. it was a hearing that was full of chuck hagel saying i should have said, i meant to say, let me clarify this. there were clarifications to his clarifications. so he looked very poor. he looked il
before, i remember john mccain grilling don rumsfeld in hearings. i remember john mccain grilling secretary baker in hearings. it's their job. they are there to advise and consent. somebody needs to put these candidates through a scrutiny. the questions need to get asked. >> what about the relevance of the questions they asked, that they were old questions. >> oh, don, look. a lot of it goes to -- chuck hagel couldn't answer questions about things he said ten years ago, and he...
94
94
Feb 1, 2013
02/13
by
MSNBC
tv
eye 94
favorite 0
quote 0
awkward at times. >> i mean, john mccain, mika, didn't let him answer a question. i'm sorry, out of that exchange, it was not chuck hagel who looked bad. >> ted cruz looked even worse. >> yeah. >> oh, my god. >> we're going to show all those coming up. >> he wasn't prepared, mika, in a lot of ways that were concerning. i think, again, the democrats, republicans, independents alike, if the republicans party thinks badgering an ill-prepared witness that way is going to help them with middle america, they don't know middle america. they could have just let him talk around in circles, but it was -- you know, you talk about the new senator from texas, john mccain -- >> i agree with you. >> as joe manchin said, it was embarrassing. >> compare it to a week ago, to a very prepared hillary clinton. whether badgering prepared or unprepared, badgering is not the way to go. >> having said that, the reviews are in. and they're pretty bad. >> horrible. >> senator marco -- well, some of them are partisan, but there are also we'll get to as well. the response to yesterday' hearing
awkward at times. >> i mean, john mccain, mika, didn't let him answer a question. i'm sorry, out of that exchange, it was not chuck hagel who looked bad. >> ted cruz looked even worse. >> yeah. >> oh, my god. >> we're going to show all those coming up. >> he wasn't prepared, mika, in a lot of ways that were concerning. i think, again, the democrats, republicans, independents alike, if the republicans party thinks badgering an ill-prepared witness that way is...
405
405
Feb 5, 2013
02/13
by
KNTV
tv
eye 405
favorite 0
quote 0
i'm sorry. >> do we really think that john mccain is on twitter or is this one of his aides? >> is it possible that people will not take this as a slam as this one individual, the president of iran, but the culture of iranians in general. >> it's much ado about nothing. >> that's why the united states representative made the comment that he did. why even give somebody the opportunity to criticize you as racist by make a stupid comment. >> i can't believe you're not defending this in the first amendment. >> have you ever fired a gun? yes, in fact at camp david we do skeet shooting all the time. some people didn't believe him. they thought he was making it up. on the eve to this trip to minnesota, jay carney at the white house tweeted this photo, see if we can put it up right now, of the president doing just that, skeet shooting up at camp david. image guy, was this a smart photo to release? what's this all about? >> absolutely. by the way, we could put up 1,000 what i call contrived photos of him drinking beer and he doesn't drink beer. i don't have a problem with it. whether
i'm sorry. >> do we really think that john mccain is on twitter or is this one of his aides? >> is it possible that people will not take this as a slam as this one individual, the president of iran, but the culture of iranians in general. >> it's much ado about nothing. >> that's why the united states representative made the comment that he did. why even give somebody the opportunity to criticize you as racist by make a stupid comment. >> i can't believe you're not...
170
170
Feb 18, 2013
02/13
by
CNNW
tv
eye 170
favorite 0
quote 0
john brennan to take over at cia and senator john mccain again and still wants answers from the administration about it all. a congressional hearing -- >> you ought to have your facts straight. >> after congressional hearing. >> who is responsible now? >> john mccain challenges the white house on his response to benghazi. now he is going further on nbc's "meet the press." >> there many, many questions and we had a massive cover up. >> you said there is a cover up? a cover up of what? >> i will be glad to send you a list of the questions that have not been answered. >> the white house said it has given answers. conducted 20 briefings for congress and officials testified at ten hearings and answered 40 queries and it all adds up to 10,000 pages of documents. just last week he told cnn recent responses were "adequate. is this just politics? when we asked what questions he had, we were referred to this press release listing 14 questions. like this one, mccain repeated on "meet the press." >> who did he talk to the night of the attack on benghazi? >> some answers are already out there. regarding wh
john brennan to take over at cia and senator john mccain again and still wants answers from the administration about it all. a congressional hearing -- >> you ought to have your facts straight. >> after congressional hearing. >> who is responsible now? >> john mccain challenges the white house on his response to benghazi. now he is going further on nbc's "meet the press." >> there many, many questions and we had a massive cover up. >> you said there...
159
159
Feb 20, 2013
02/13
by
CURRENT
tv
eye 159
favorite 0
quote 0
>> stephanie: that was john mccain at his town hall yesterday. how do you get these hydrogen sulfides? diets rich in garlic, onions and rotten eggs. [farting sounds] >> you can just eat eggs. >> omelet with onions and dparlic. >> stephanie: wowee. julie from seattle says mama, results are in. mitch mcconnell is the least popular senator in america human and/or turtle. [ ♪ "world news tonight" ♪ ] he is only a 37% approval rating in his home state of kentucky. julie says it is enough to make a varmint want to climb back under some leaves with a bottle of bourbon. >> you're a talking turtle! >> stephanie: mitch mcconnell, the most unpopular senator in the nation. faces a 55% disapproval rating from kentucky voters. that's the worst favorable unfavorable rating of any senator. [ applause ] >> wow. >> perhaps i will be denied a 247th term. >> stephanie: campaign manager says -- because it is a ppp poll. they have an agenda to make mitch mcconnell look bad. the ppp poll director said when republicans are arguing with pollsters, they're losing. thi
>> stephanie: that was john mccain at his town hall yesterday. how do you get these hydrogen sulfides? diets rich in garlic, onions and rotten eggs. [farting sounds] >> you can just eat eggs. >> omelet with onions and dparlic. >> stephanie: wowee. julie from seattle says mama, results are in. mitch mcconnell is the least popular senator in america human and/or turtle. [ ♪ "world news tonight" ♪ ] he is only a 37% approval rating in his home state of...
64
64
Feb 20, 2013
02/13
by
CNN
tv
eye 64
favorite 0
quote 0
senator john mccain had some tough words for a few critics. at the town hall meeting in phoenix, the issue, very sensitive subject in arizona, in particular, we are talking about immigration. >> that's not the case, sir. you can say that. you can say that pigs fly, but it's not true. i'm telling you it's not true. >> because a lot of those guys -- >> could be a case, could not be a case. it's not going to be a case. i'm in charge. you're not. i can tell you that is not going to be the case. every once in a while, i get someone like that. the fact is 99 are -- see what you mean? you're making my point. >> you don't listen to us. that's why i'm like this. >> again, i've had town hall meetings for 30 years. people are very happy i have town hall meetings, and i listen to them, and i get back to them. that's what this is all about. but occasionally i get a jerk like you hirere. so thank you. >> mccain having to defend his plan to tying immigration reform to securing the borders. i want to bring in wolf blitzer to talk about it. wolf, we've seen th
senator john mccain had some tough words for a few critics. at the town hall meeting in phoenix, the issue, very sensitive subject in arizona, in particular, we are talking about immigration. >> that's not the case, sir. you can say that. you can say that pigs fly, but it's not true. i'm telling you it's not true. >> because a lot of those guys -- >> could be a case, could not be a case. it's not going to be a case. i'm in charge. you're not. i can tell you that is not going...
176
176
Feb 20, 2013
02/13
by
CNN
tv
eye 176
favorite 0
quote 0
. >>> john mccain called it. yesterday at the start of this town hall meeting he told these arizonians that he would entertain questions, comments, even insults. well, down rained the insults, most mostly on the topic of illegal immigration. as you'll see, the senator, well, he served up some thoughts of his own. one of the first suggestions, however, coming from that room with the u.s. army on the mexican border. >> why go down interest there and stop them? because the only thing that stops them, i'm afraid, is a gun. that's all that will stop them. and why didn't we do that? we wouldn't have the mess we are in today. thank you for listening to my question. >> because that, frankly, is not the kind of nation we are. >> three to five years, they don't know how to pay english, they work hard, no felonies, they take a test, a legal certified test and become american citizens. now the system did -- >> that's not the case, sir. you can say that. you can say that pigs fly, but it's not true. i'm in charge, you're not.
. >>> john mccain called it. yesterday at the start of this town hall meeting he told these arizonians that he would entertain questions, comments, even insults. well, down rained the insults, most mostly on the topic of illegal immigration. as you'll see, the senator, well, he served up some thoughts of his own. one of the first suggestions, however, coming from that room with the u.s. army on the mexican border. >> why go down interest there and stop them? because the only...
121
121
Feb 21, 2013
02/13
by
CURRENT
tv
eye 121
favorite 0
quote 0
john mccain, and tried unsuccessfully to reach jeff flake, because he is a flake you can never reach him. but in recent days rubio repeatedly condemned -- it's the same ideas. his office complained about a lack of engagement from the white house. which is it? the president -- >> too not engaged enough too much. >> stephanie: right. rebutted by noting he held several meetings with the gang of eight including rubio's staff. but the courtesy call seems to have had the calming effect. rubio said he is optimistic about a deal -- but it literally -- it doesn't matter if he nominates a republican secretary of defense. it doesn't matter if it's the exact same ideas they have in their immigration plans, they are just against it. >> it's true. and i remember speaking with one of my gop senate colleagues and he was part of the gang of six, and he said you know what killed us? when the president said some nice things about what we were doing. that just killed us. >> stephanie: what is going on? this is worse than clinton derangement syndrome. >> i think it's part of the broader phenomenon that w
john mccain, and tried unsuccessfully to reach jeff flake, because he is a flake you can never reach him. but in recent days rubio repeatedly condemned -- it's the same ideas. his office complained about a lack of engagement from the white house. which is it? the president -- >> too not engaged enough too much. >> stephanie: right. rebutted by noting he held several meetings with the gang of eight including rubio's staff. but the courtesy call seems to have had the calming effect....
90
90
Feb 15, 2013
02/13
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 90
favorite 0
quote 0
and you have people like lindsey graham and john mccain who claim to be patriots who care about the pentagon and claim to care about the military, but yet they're really showing a lot of pique here. if we don't get what they want out of the administration on a completely separate issue they're going to penalize. they're going to penalize the pentagon. and that just to me is really not mature. it's not playing grown-ups. it's just using political leverage for your own hobbyhorse. and this is an issue that the president and others should try to take to the public -- >> my point in this is it could have been avoided. this is what elections are about. you get to be in a position to chait rules of the senate. you can't worry about the next senate. that's how i view it. and what could happen. the rules of the senate are not as important as running the country when we've got some critical issues -- >> i think that's a perfectly legitimate position to take, ed. and you know, i see it from both sides. but you know, harry reid decided not to go nuclear, which this would have been. and you know, that h
and you have people like lindsey graham and john mccain who claim to be patriots who care about the pentagon and claim to care about the military, but yet they're really showing a lot of pique here. if we don't get what they want out of the administration on a completely separate issue they're going to penalize. they're going to penalize the pentagon. and that just to me is really not mature. it's not playing grown-ups. it's just using political leverage for your own hobbyhorse. and this is an...
92
92
Feb 22, 2013
02/13
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 92
favorite 0
quote 0
mccain showed the republican party is definitely ruled almost by its hardest right. the hardest right seems to scare everybody else out. i have yet to hear an elected official take on rush limbaugh ever on any issue. it's still the hard right that makes the noise. thank you. tom davis, not a member of the hard right. >>> up next, republicans have been trying to to make it harder for minorities to vote, and now the supreme court of the united states is considering whether a key part of the 1965 voting rights act should be struck down. that's section five. that's the one that makes every state check out any changes in its election law with the justice department. this is "hardball," the place for politics. stress sweat is different than ordinary sweat. it smells worse. get 4x the protection against stress sweat. introducing new secret clinical strength stress response scent. ♪ shimmy, shimmy chocolate. ♪ shimmy, shimmy chocolate. ♪ we, we chocolate cross over. ♪ yeah, we chocolate cross over. ♪ [ male announcer ] introducing fiber one 80 calorie chocolate cer
mccain showed the republican party is definitely ruled almost by its hardest right. the hardest right seems to scare everybody else out. i have yet to hear an elected official take on rush limbaugh ever on any issue. it's still the hard right that makes the noise. thank you. tom davis, not a member of the hard right. >>> up next, republicans have been trying to to make it harder for minorities to vote, and now the supreme court of the united states is considering whether a key part of...
53
53
Feb 20, 2013
02/13
by
WJLA
tv
eye 53
favorite 0
quote 0
john mccain, lindsay graham and marco rubio. details of a backup immigration plan were leaked over the weekend. >>> and general john allen who had -- has announced his retireme retirement. he says his wife has stood by him for more than 35 years. the president praised allen while accepting his allegation. >> according to a report in "the washington post," the wife has several chronic health issues, including auto immune disorder. he said in an interview, "for a long time i told her when you can't bear this anymore, just tell me and i'll drop my resignation letter." he said he no longer wants to place the pressure of that decision on her. look, everyone looks at things and says was this related to the petraeus e-mail scandal. he was e-mailing that woman in florida. he says it has no relation to that. >> and he was cleared from that. and he is still with his wife and he was able to keep his job. so looking into the future, our own martha raddatz says the replacement is a air force general named phillip breedlove. >> these two had
john mccain, lindsay graham and marco rubio. details of a backup immigration plan were leaked over the weekend. >>> and general john allen who had -- has announced his retireme retirement. he says his wife has stood by him for more than 35 years. the president praised allen while accepting his allegation. >> according to a report in "the washington post," the wife has several chronic health issues, including auto immune disorder. he said in an interview, "for a...
101
101
Feb 20, 2013
02/13
by
CNNW
tv
eye 101
favorite 0
quote 0
. >>> and coming up, senator john mccain uncut. >> but occasionally i get adrift. so thank you. >> find out what the testy exchange is about just ahead. >>> so you will came it the belgium job. details of this diamond heist in brussels. this sounds like something better than hollywood. nal go. this is for real this time. step seven point two one two. verify and lock. command is locked. five seconds. three, two, one. standing by for capture. the most innovative software on the planet... dragon is captured. is connecting today's leading companies to places beyond it. siemens. answers. pretty sweet, huh? cute. but don't you have any apps on your phone that can make your life easier? who do you think i am, quicken loans? at quicken loans, we'll provide you with myql mobile. this amazingly useful app allows you to take pictures of your mortgage documents using an iphone or android smart phone... so you can easily send them to us. one more way quicken loans is engineered to amaze. ooh, la-la! [ male announcer ] to hold a patent that has changed the modern world... would
. >>> and coming up, senator john mccain uncut. >> but occasionally i get adrift. so thank you. >> find out what the testy exchange is about just ahead. >>> so you will came it the belgium job. details of this diamond heist in brussels. this sounds like something better than hollywood. nal go. this is for real this time. step seven point two one two. verify and lock. command is locked. five seconds. three, two, one. standing by for capture. the most innovative...
347
347
Feb 23, 2013
02/13
by
KTVU
tv
eye 347
favorite 0
quote 0
. >> the president is scheduled to meet with arizona senator john mccain tuesday about immigration reform. he made the announcement after meeting the mexican president. the senator is one of eight working on a bill. he said there are still areas of significant disagreement with the presidents but he is optimistic legislation can be passed that will include a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants. >>> the obama administration is also asking the court to declare the defense of marriage act unconstitutional. in a brief the government argues that the law denies federal benefits to tens of thousands of same sex couples who are legally married under state law. the brief didn't address proposition 8, california's ban on gay marriage. the court is scheduled to hear the defense of marriage case next month. >> the governor is in washington dc this weekend for the meeting of national governors. putting in federal health care reform is one of the top issues. brown is also on the natural resources committee which will meet tomorrow to talk about extreme weather events in the united states. then o
. >> the president is scheduled to meet with arizona senator john mccain tuesday about immigration reform. he made the announcement after meeting the mexican president. the senator is one of eight working on a bill. he said there are still areas of significant disagreement with the presidents but he is optimistic legislation can be passed that will include a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants. >>> the obama administration is also asking the court to declare the defense of...
73
73
Feb 14, 2013
02/13
by
CNN
tv
eye 73
favorite 0
quote 0
john mccain had a press conference earlier today and said he's going to continue asking questions about who knew what, when on benghazi. and those questions will go to john brennan. >> a major setback for the obama administration. chuck hagel still has not been confirmed. they are going to have to wait several more days. we'll see what happens in these days to follow. thanks very much, gloria and dana. let's get back to the other breaking news story we're following. right now we're getting our first look at the unimaginable conditions aboard the stricten cruise ship. it's crawling at a very slow pace. it's being towed by tugboats. the ship is close to land and passengers can send pictures and what a disturbing sight some of these conditions, conditions inside the ship described by some is put trid. at least that's the word that one passenger put out. public areas fouled by raw sewage, people forced to use plastic bags instead of toilets. and take a look at this. our helicopter captured passengers lying on the deck spelling out the world help. the "triumph" is still estimated to be at le
john mccain had a press conference earlier today and said he's going to continue asking questions about who knew what, when on benghazi. and those questions will go to john brennan. >> a major setback for the obama administration. chuck hagel still has not been confirmed. they are going to have to wait several more days. we'll see what happens in these days to follow. thanks very much, gloria and dana. let's get back to the other breaking news story we're following. right now we're...
92
92
Feb 25, 2013
02/13
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 92
favorite 0
quote 0
as you know, defense will take a significant cut and john mccain, the senator from arizona was out there all over the weekend talking about that. [video clip] >> we have already cut, and now you lay on top of that he's enormous reductions as well, and, by the way, defense is 19% of the overall discretionary budget. defense is taking 50% of the cuts. if we do not believe military leaders, who in the world do we believe? i think what we are doing now to the men and women better serving is unconscionable because they deserve it predictable life in the military, and also these federal employees who did not know when they are to be laid off or not, not to mention contracts. host: "the new york times" reports on a little bit of a twist. here's the lead story -- host: fort worth, texas. democrat on the line. tony. caller: good morning. host: what part of the budget are you most concerned about cutting or most eager to see cut? caller: i am concerned about cuts in the military because i am former military, and i am concerned about cuts across the board. i feel it is a self-inflicted wound, and i
as you know, defense will take a significant cut and john mccain, the senator from arizona was out there all over the weekend talking about that. [video clip] >> we have already cut, and now you lay on top of that he's enormous reductions as well, and, by the way, defense is 19% of the overall discretionary budget. defense is taking 50% of the cuts. if we do not believe military leaders, who in the world do we believe? i think what we are doing now to the men and women better serving is...
213
213
Feb 25, 2013
02/13
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 213
favorite 0
quote 0
. >> john mccain is not the left. john mccain had real problems with this. >> john mccain is another issue altogether on the subject. i'm not going to go there. i'm just saying, i agree with your point. we haven't heard the other side of this also, chris, which is there's some abu ghraib in "zero dark thirty." and i think coming -- both ways, this is a movie that wasn't going to win it at the end because of the backlash. >> yeah. i think -- i think the academy awards you were saying is really our second great mood ring, like our presidential elections. they really tell us so much about ourselves. they focus on race in the two big movies. "django" and "lincoln." all about slavery. the first time i've ever seen a plantation since "gone with the wind." this was realistic. i thought seth macfarlane brought back the old days of song and dance. and i know i'm old-time on this, but i thought bob hope and johnny carson were fabulous. i know everybody likes billy crystal. he brought back show biz. he really tried. there were o
. >> john mccain is not the left. john mccain had real problems with this. >> john mccain is another issue altogether on the subject. i'm not going to go there. i'm just saying, i agree with your point. we haven't heard the other side of this also, chris, which is there's some abu ghraib in "zero dark thirty." and i think coming -- both ways, this is a movie that wasn't going to win it at the end because of the backlash. >> yeah. i think -- i think the academy awards...
363
363
Feb 27, 2013
02/13
by
CNNW
tv
eye 363
favorite 0
quote 0
so there are republicans like john mccain who say, why don't we just go home? why would we give this added authority to the president. and then in talking to senior administration officials, they are saying, quote, that it is a cynical device, and it is a complete sham. and the reason they believe that, as one put it to me, is, look, it is like telling somebody, okay, we know you have to cut two of your fingers off, but you get to choose which ones. not much of a choice. >> okay. gloria borger, my thanks to you. >> sure. >> while gloria was discussing, washington leaders back and forth at one another. they are standing together to honor rosa parks. there he is, speaking earlier, president obama, also had congressional leaders and more than 50 of her relatives gather, at the capital to unveil this bronze statue of her. she stands nine feet tall. she is the first black woman to be honored with a statue there. >> rosa parks' singular act of disobedience launched a movement. the tired feet of those who walked the dusty roads of montgomery helped a nation see that t
so there are republicans like john mccain who say, why don't we just go home? why would we give this added authority to the president. and then in talking to senior administration officials, they are saying, quote, that it is a cynical device, and it is a complete sham. and the reason they believe that, as one put it to me, is, look, it is like telling somebody, okay, we know you have to cut two of your fingers off, but you get to choose which ones. not much of a choice. >> okay. gloria...
125
125
Feb 19, 2013
02/13
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 125
favorite 0
quote 0
she worked with the transition operations of presidential candidates barack obama and john mccain, and with a team representing george w. bush. i will reform the -- i will refer you to your programs for more information on her publications. proudly, i can say she is a proud member of the board of directors at the white house historical association. >> thank you. we have a wonderful panel here that represents people who have worked in the white house over several administrations in the residence staff and people who have come with particular presidents and first ladies. if through our discussions we will get a sense of the environment that a first lady operates in. it is a difficult place to be. in some ways it is as beautiful. as the white house is it has many different roles. it is a museum, it obviously is a residence, it is a park, and it is a workplace. all of those combined -- for the first lady it gives opportunity for her and her husband, and also some hazards as they live their lives in the white house. it is also a place for children, a place to raise a family. with a first la
she worked with the transition operations of presidential candidates barack obama and john mccain, and with a team representing george w. bush. i will reform the -- i will refer you to your programs for more information on her publications. proudly, i can say she is a proud member of the board of directors at the white house historical association. >> thank you. we have a wonderful panel here that represents people who have worked in the white house over several administrations in the...
136
136
Feb 23, 2013
02/13
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 136
favorite 0
quote 0
mccain called him out. lindsey graham called him out. >> mitch mcconnell has his own problems to worry about without calling out ted cruz, wouldn't you think, michelle? >> but the problem is the leaders of the party, even very conservative leaders are so incredibly cowed by their base. for a long time you had a party that very adroitly whipped up the frustrations and paranoia and suspicions of their base. they're no longer controlling the base. the base controls them. and so there is not much leverage they have over it. >> they have just enough control to screw things up so legislatively nothing gets done. that's about where they are right now. let's talk about another texan and louie gohmert. >> we have some people who think sharia law ought to be the law of the land and forget the constitution. but the guns are there. the second amendment is there to make sure all the rest of the amendments are followed. >> what about that, angela? >> well, first and foremost, i want to say that america is a land of laws.
mccain called him out. lindsey graham called him out. >> mitch mcconnell has his own problems to worry about without calling out ted cruz, wouldn't you think, michelle? >> but the problem is the leaders of the party, even very conservative leaders are so incredibly cowed by their base. for a long time you had a party that very adroitly whipped up the frustrations and paranoia and suspicions of their base. they're no longer controlling the base. the base controls them. and so there...